A fine mess
Bernadette Duffy
Wednesday, November 3, 2004
Despite appearances, messy play can make an enormous contribution to babies' and young children's cognitive and creative development What do we think about when we hear the word 'messy'? Untidy, muddled, disorganised, confused, cluttered, shambolic, disordered, disarray or perhaps the instruction, 'Don't make a mess'.
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